{"product_id":"9781250805942","title":"The Giant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom graphic novelist Youssef Daoudi comes a radically new look at the director of \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTouch of Evil: \u003c\/i\u003elegendary filmmaker Orson Welles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong after his death in 1985, the shadow of Orson Welles still looms over Hollywood. By twenty-three, Welles had revolutionized theatre and radio with \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e; by twenty-five, he had secured his place in history with his debut film, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e. Yet four films and less than a decade later, his career suffered a spectacular collapse, and Welles, once the most promising director in America, was written off as a “would-be genius”—a bad bet in an increasingly money-conscious industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Giant,\u003c\/i\u003e Youssef Daoudi weaves together reality and mythology to create a radical new look at one of Hollywood’s most legendary figures and poses a question as timeless as Orson Welles himself: What happens when a true artist comes up against the rest of the world?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Youssef Daoudi","offers":[{"title":"First Second |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2024-11-05","offer_id":45652367212799,"sku":"9781250805942","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1bdeef2a-8cae-498e-b224-6c963e5bdd83.jpg?v=1717603293","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781250805942","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}